Designing for Shipping, Handling and Installing-

Whether a large piece of equipment or a small consumer item, it needs to be shipped from the factory to the user. It must be packed so as to withstand the conditions encountered in transit. These include the rough handling that a package invariably receives at the time of loading or unloading, the vibration and shock encountered during transit, and the adverse humidity and temperature conditions in transit. We should provide suitable reinforced lifting hooks if the equipment is heavy. Rollers and castors may be installed on some heavy equipment. It may be advantageous to design the frangile parts of an assembly so that they can be packed and assembled on site.